Take Concerns to Superiors

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Question:

NASA once again wanted the seal task force team to soften the urgency of the O-ring problem. If the word leaked that there existed a major malfunction in the solid rocket booster, Congress would likely lose even more faith in the Shuttle program. No cold weather launches were scheduled for the near future. Should Boisjoly continue to listen to NASA and play down the importance of the problem? Which of the following are good things to do in this situation?

Answer: Take concerns to superiors.

It sounds as if your superiors, or your superior's superiors have already expressed themselves on this issue.

Cite this page: "Take Concerns to Superiors" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 5/21/2006 National Academy of Engineering Accessed: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 <www.onlineethics.org/Topics/ProfPractice/Exemplars/BehavingWell/RB-intro/Urgency/Concerns3.aspx>